Bob wrote:
In article , Bob wrote:
:In article .com,
:M. Baker wrote:
::Jeesh! I had no idea renting a storage unit was so expensive!! Just
::got done calling the closest 2 storage facilities (in proximity to our
::house) and the one is $100/month (5% discount 6 months paid in
::advance; 10% discount 12 months paid in advance), and the other is
::running a special of $85/month (normally $95) now thru the end of
::August, I believe she said. This is for a 10x25 garage-type indoor
::storage unit to store a 17' boat/trailer in. The one place also offers
:utdoor storage for $1.50/linear foot/month, with a minum of $35/
::month. Which is great, but not the safest/most secure. We don't have a
:ole building or anything, and I don't really care to have a boat/
::trailer parked outside my house year-round, so if DH ends up buying
::this boat he's looking at, we need to figure out where to put it.
::
::I haven't called the marina to ask them, but I'm sure it's probably
::more expensive than the storage units!
:
:In Sacramento, CA I pay $65/month for an uncovered, outdoor spot to
ark my 17' boat at a storage place in a not-so-good part of town 3-4
:miles away from where I live. While I have insurance, I constantly
:worry about it being vandalized despite the storage grounds being
:secured and supposedly having video surviellance, etc. Not sure what
:an indoor unit might cost...afraid to ask, but I'd gladly pay
:$100/month for a garage-type indoor unit.

I was just quoted $229/month for an indoor 10'x30' garage-type unit.
I'd consider $100/month a very good deal.



If it is a nice-looking boat, you can store it on the edge of my
cornfield for $100 a month. Of course, you'll have to be prepared for
several families of critters moving in...